Hate.

Nov 10, 2008 22:07

MY COMPUTER FAILS ( Read more... )

hate hate hate, stupid comp, nablopomo

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_sabriel November 10 2008, 23:39:45 UTC
A couple of reasons why it might be switching randomly:

1. It's overheating.
2. There's a virus in your system.
3. Corrupted OS.

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mikage November 11 2008, 00:03:47 UTC
Overheating definitely sounds like a good reason - when was the last time you opened up your case and sprayed it out? I have to do it at least once a month else my computer starts BSOD'ing on me constantly (granted, it gets *really* dusty here and this is a smoking household). Also, you can try going into the whatchamatoosit (hit F8 when booting) and disable the option that says "restart on error" or something to that effect

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forevermadness November 11 2008, 00:06:46 UTC
... Honestly? I'm REALLY scared of opening the case in case I break something or can't put the thing back together again!

I'm actually pretty sure that it's overheating, it is a bit warmer than normal, and I have no viruses on my comp and everything's up-to-date... *fails* I just have no idea how to go about cleaning the computer like that!

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mikage November 11 2008, 00:11:46 UTC
You can't break anything by opening the (left, assuming you are facing the front of your computer) side panel - there's nothing attached to it, it's meant to come off easily ^^ All you need to do is unscrew two or three screws and slide it off, then do the same thing in reverse to put it back on. Get yourself a can of air, take it outside because you will be choking dust otherwise, and have at XD Make sure to spray inside the fans, too :o

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forevermadness November 11 2008, 00:14:42 UTC
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Yanno, I feel rather stupid right now. *laughs!* If it was that easy I would have done it before now! I think I'll give it a shot tomorrow afternoon. It's a bit late right now to be messing with it.

But thanks a lot!

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